Object

TextFrameItem

Text frame item.

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Properties

Type	Access	Description
Point	read/write	The position of the anchor point (start of base line for point text)
TextAntialias	read/write	The type of a text anti-aliasing on text frame item.
Characters<TextRange>	readonly	All the characters in this text range.
Int32	read/write	The column count in the text frame (area text only)
Number	read/write	The column gutter in the text frame (area text only)
Varies	read/write	The content variable bound to this text art item.
String	read/write	The text contents of this text frame.
Number	read/write	The end position of text along a path, as a value relative to the path's segments (path text only)
FirstBaselineType	read/write	The first baseline offset type for text frame item (for Area Text only)
Number	read/write	The first baseline offset minimum value for text frame item (for Area Text only)
Boolean	read/write	Flow text between linked frame horizontally first. (area text only)
InsertionPoints<InsertionPoint>	readonly	All the insertion points in this text range.
TextType	readonly	The type of a text frame item.
Lines<TextRange>	readonly	All the lines in this text range.
Matrix	readonly	The transformation matrix of the text frame object.
TextFrameItem	read/write	The linked text frame following this one.
Boolean	read/write	Is the optical alignment active?
TextOrientation	read/write	The orientation of the text in the frame.
Paragraphs<TextRange>	readonly	All the paragraphs in this text range.
The	readonly	The object's container.
TextFrameItem	read/write	The linked text frame preceding this one.
Int32	read/write	The row count in the text frame (area text only)
Number	read/write	The row gutter in the text frame (area text only)
Number	read/write	The amount of spacing (path text only)
Number	read/write	The start position of text along a path, as a value relative to the path's segments (path text only)
Story	readonly	The story of the text frame.
TextPath	readonly	The path for the text frame (area and path text)
TextRange	readonly	The text range of the text frame.
TextRanges<TextRange>	readonly	All the text in this text range.
TextRange[]	readonly	The selected text (ranges) in the story.
String	readonly	The class name of the object.
Words<TextRange>	readonly	All the words in this text range.

Methods

→ TextFrameItem

Convert Area Type Text Object To Point Type Object.

→ TextFrameItem

Convert Point Type Text Object To Area Type Object.

→ GroupItem

Convert text item to path items.

→ TextFrameItem

Duplicate this object.

relativeObject Object

insertionLocation ElementPlacement

→ void

Generates the thumbnail with the properties of first character in the text frame.

textString String The text string which is to be used in the thumbnail generation.

fontSize Number The size in points of the text string.

textColor Color The color of the text string.

destinationPath File The location at which the thumbnail is to be stored.

→ TextFrameItem

Move the object.

relativeObject Object

insertionLocation ElementPlacement

→ void

Deletes this object.

→ void

Deletes all elements.

Object of 2

Properties elsewhere that hold a TextFrameItem.

TextFrameItem.nextFrame TextFrameItem.previousFrame

Parameter of 2

Method parameters that accept a TextFrameItem.

TextFrameItems.areaText(baseFrame)TextFrameItems.pathText(baseFrame)

Return 9

Methods that return a TextFrameItem.

TextFrameItem.convertAreaObjectToPointObject()TextFrameItem.convertPointObjectToAreaObject()TextFrameItem.duplicate()TextFrameItem.move()TextFrameItems.add()TextFrameItems.areaText()TextFrameItems.getByName()TextFrameItems.pathText()TextFrameItems.pointText()